Gyrating scrubber



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` GYRATING SCRUBBER Filed July 8, 1952 ,Ff-1b. 12, 1935.' W WETTLAU'FER 1,990,765

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' "corporation of Ohio ApplicationV July s, 1932, serial No. 621,324

10 Claims.

This invention relates generallyvto a machine for the treatment of sand, gravel,"stone and like materials, and particularly to a machine for washing or scrubbing such materials.

One of itsV objectsisfto provide an eflicient gyrating scrubber for this Vpurpose lwhich kWill positively agitate and set vthe material in motion to effectually expose all sides ofthe material to break up and remove the foreign matter and'to obtain a thorough washingvand scrubbing action.

Another object of the invention is the provision of amachine of this. character Whichis simple and inexpensive in construction, which is reliable in operation,.requiring a `minimum expenditure of power to operate, and which is so designed as l to be adapted for treating materials of different sizes without liability ofbreakage of the material. f

' Other features of the invention reside in the constructionand arrangement of parts herein- Vscrubbing deck troughs of Figure 4.

Figures 6 and V'l are cross sections of ascrubbing deck trough showing form of the invention. v

Figure Sis a top plan View of another modication of the invention.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal section thereof taken on line 9--9, Figure 8.

Similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts throughoutA the several views.

Y In connection' with the invention a vibratory or' shaking' body or carrieris provided which may be ofanysuitable construction, that shown in the drawings, by lway ofexample, being of a type to gyrate inavertical1plane and consisting of side plates 10, 10 and end `plates 11, 11 tov provide 'a' substantially:'rectangular box-like structure.

This gyrating body isfprefe'rably disposedV in a .substantially "horizontal position on suitable beams 12and is balancedor supported 'for rotating vibratory movementmidway of its ends on `a-rotary transverse shaft `13 passing through,

. theside walls` 10. ofthe bodyv substantially at its aA slightly modified center of gravity and journaled in suitable bearings 14 attached to said beams. This shaft constitutes the drive element of the machine and imparts to the live frame orrbody 10, 1l, a positive, circular or gyrating movement, whereby all points of such body are vibratedlin a circular path or orbit and to this end the shaft has eccentric portions 15 as seen in Figure ,4, on which.V said body is supported, the latter having roller or like bearings 16 attached `to its side walls and in which the eccentric portions of the shaft are journaled. For the purpose of maintaining the machine in proper balance, the shaft 13 is provided with counter-balanced wheels 17. To steady and hold the gyrating body in its proper balanced position on the shaft 13, its end portions are yieldingly suspended or supported by any suitable means, for example, coil springs 18 arranged in housings 19 secured to the side plates 10, 10 and seated at their lower ends on supporting members 20 secured to the beams 12.

By mounting the gyrating body in this manner, it can be driven at highvspeeds and -ispositively gyrated in circular paths lying at right angles to the drive shaft 13, producing a vigorous vibrat- ,ing action of the gyrating body in a quiet and uniform manner .without escaping vibrations.

The material to be scrubbed or cleaned is delivered to this gyrating body 10, llby any. suitable feed arrangement not shown, means beingv arranged within. the body to receive the material'and to impart thereto a vigorous gyrating,

circular or tumbling-like motionto effect the removal of any foreign matter Yfrom Vthe stone, gravelV or like material, so that when it is discharged from the machine it is perfectly clean. The means for receiving the material and imparting thereto the agitating action preferably consists of one or more decks indicated generally by the numeral' 21, each including a series of trough-like portions 22 arranged side by side substantially from thevfront end to the rear end of the machine and extending transversely of the body substantially parallel tothe axis of the shaft 13. The trough-like portions of the scrubbing deck are preferably approximately semi-circular in cross section and are preferably roughened on their interior surface for the purpose of creating frictional contact between the material and the trough Walls so as to impart to the material a tumbling-like action in response to the gyrating motion of the machine body, the particles as indicated by the arrow in Figure 2. By way 'sof example; I have shown the interior surfaces of material taking a loop'or circular-like path, Y

of the trough-like portions provided with corrugations 23 running lengthwise of the troughs, although it is to be understood that any other appropriate medium may be employed to produce the tumbling-like action to the material.

In Figures 1-3, inclusive, I have shown three scrubbing decks disposed in superposed relation, the decks beingy alternatelyY inclined inv opposite directions transversely. of the gyratory body with the end of each deck terminating short of the opposing side plate of the machine-body to form;

a discharge passage for the stone or like material, whereby the material travels in a more ory less sinuous course transversely of the machine whileV being agitated and tumbled in a spiral-'likecourse in planes at approximately right angles to the shaft. During this action of the material, the particles not only rub against the'troughwalls but also against one another to effectthe loosening and removal of clay and other foreign matte from the material. Y f

Disposed over the scrubbing machine are a plurality of pipes 24 for spraying water onto the scrubbing decks, the water assisting in removing the foreign matter from thematerial.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figures i and 5, two superposed and oppositely-sloping scrubbing decks are shown, Veach consisting ofV one or more trough-like sections extending transversely of the gyratory body and including an outer section or shell 25 of sheet metal or like material and an inner section 26 spaced from the outer section and constructed of wire mesh, the inner section being supported in spaced relation by suitable spacing ties 27; By this construction, a combined screening and scrubbing action is accomplished within the trough-sections, the foreign,` removed material dropping through the screen section 26-into the outer shell- 25, and being washed Yaway by thel water which is used duringA the cleaning and scrubbing operations. At the discharge end of each trough-like section vor at'any. point intermediate its ends there may be arranged one or more baffle-plates or bridge walls28 which projects somewhat above the bottom side of the screen 26 and thereby retard thetransverse flow of the material through the`troughf',"the material eventually passing over the topfedge'ofltheibafiie and ,discharged onto Y the next scrubbing deck below. In its bottom side the outer shellY 25 may have oneV or more openings 29 for the discharge of fluid therefrom, or suohfluid may overflowfthe baille wall 28, if desired. Y

For the purpose of assisting in breaking up or dislodging any foreign matter from the material being scrubbed, I preferably provide means within each trough for interceptingV the material-particles. -As shown in Figures 4.and 5, this means may consist of a series of disk-like elements 30 disposedlengthwise ofthe troughin spaced relation to its inner wall and mounted on av shaft or support 3l suitably supported'at; its ends in the trough.' ByV thisl arrangement, the

particles of material come incontact-with the edges of the disks duringitheV agitation thereof afforded by the vibratory body.V andlbyso doing,` the-clay and other foreign matter isloosened from These disks'alsoact as baffles-in. retarding the flow of material` through the.

the material.

troughs, whereby the particles are thoroughly agitated and washed to removeithe foreign kmatter therefrom. If desired, a screen deck 32 may be provided below the lowermost scrubbing deck 4modate different materials.

ries. of? troughshasbeen-v show-n. for thel purpose itted; in the bottom of the trough and having teeth,-34-risingtherefrom and against which the material,- whileinfmotion, is adapt to impinge.

Referring now to the modied form of the invention depicted in Figures 8 and 9 of the drav.- ings,V 35 indicates a vibratory body, which may be mounted on a shaft 36 in substantially the same mannerasthat shown in Figure 1,'or otherwise. supported for .vibratory movement, and whichhasa panel or deck 37 mounted thereon which may be madefofsolidrplate or screening. 'Appliedto the top side'ofthe panel are a pluralityofmaterialreceiving elements or troughs 33 which are disposed transversely, or-if desired, somewhat diagonallyv ofthe-vibratory body and through which Ythe materiali to be washedor scrubbed travels in a. substantially crosswise` courses from the'feed end-'tov the discharge end of*V the machine. As` seen in Figure 9, the vibratoryfbody35 `is inclined somewhat, the material being fed' at.I the upper'or rear end in any appropriate-manner and discharged` at the-lower or vfront-end thereof: These troughs. arev dis- A posedwith-their-bottoms facing'forwardly or toward the discharge end of the vibratory body while their openvsides face upwardly or toward its feedfend, whereby.` the material. is simultaneouslyf directed orf'guided: lengthwise of the troughs as well as agitatedvtransversely thereof. During the vibration of -the .trough-carrying body, the material is thoroughly,agitated andtumbled in the manner heretofore describedl to effect thev from one troughito-another,` the troughs 38rmay be arranged in the manner shown at the feed end of ',thefmachine, whereinv the uppermost trough is divided substantially'centrallythereof to discharge the materialfinto the. next lower trough which terminates. at .itsends short of the side at the discharge end of the machine, wherein4 theyA arey in staggered relation, one troughV terminatingV short ofone sidewall of the body, and

. the. adioiningone terminating 'short of the opposite wall;Y whereby the materialtravels in a sinuous course racross the machine during its agitationina spiral'orloop-like fashion resulting .fromthezvibration. imparted to the troughs by agitated :and scrubbed'to produce a. clean product` free yfrom clayfand other foreigny mater, haveibeen shown fas. ofY one size, it is to be understoodthat they. may be madev inf varying sizes to accom- Furthen'while a seof obtaining capacity production, a less number may be used when desired. Y

Mention has been heretofore made of baille or* bridge walls arranged Within the troughs to retard the flow of material therethrough during the washing and scrubbing action, one of such walls being indicated at 28 in Figure 4. In the upper trough 22 of Figure 3, the bridge walls are shown at 22a disposed intermediate the ends of theY 2. A machine of the character described, comprising a gyrating body, and a plurality of superposed receiving decks for the material to be treated disposed transversely of said body andeach inclined in a direction transversely thereof and opposite to that of an adjoining deck, said decks vterminating at their alternate transverse edges short of the opposing side Wall of the gyrating body Yfor establishing communication between decks.

3. Armachine of the character described, comprising a gyrating body, means for gyrating said body in substantially circular paths lying in planes at right angles to the axis of the gyrating means, and a substantiallytrough-shaped ma-V terial receiving element mounted on said body in sloping relation-to the gyrating axis, the contacting Walls of Vsaid receiving element being roughened totransmit the gyrating action of said body to the material. 'I Y 4. A machine of the character described, comprising a gyrating body, means for gyrating said body in substantially circular paths lying in planes at right angles to the axis of the gyrating means, and a substantially trough-shaped material receiving element mounted on said body in sloping relation to the gyrating axis and terminating at one end shortof the adjoining side Wall of thebody to form a discharge passage, the interior Wall of said receiving element having longitudinal corrugations thereonV for creating a frictional contact between the same and the material to transmit gyratory motion to the material in substantially vertical planes lengthwise of the v body.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination ofavsupport, a gyrating body, aI transverse shaft mounted on said support and extending through said body at substantially its center of gravity, means on' said shaft for positively gyrating said-body in circular paths lying at right angles to the shaft, yieldable supports for said body disposed at opposite sides of said shaft, and a plurality of superposed, troughshaped material receiving elements mounted on the gyrating body with the axes of their troughs in substantiallyr parallel relation to the shaftaxis, said elements sloping alternately in opposite directions transversely of the gyrating body and terminating at alternate opposite ends short of the adjoining side Wall of said body to form a discharge passage, whereby the material is agitated transversely of their troughs and in planes at right angles to said shaft and caused to simultaneously flow in a direction parallel to the troughs and transversely of said gyrating body. 6. A machine ofthe character described, comprising a gyrating body, and a substantially trough-shaped receiving deck for the material to be treated mounted on said body in substantially parallel relation to its gyrating axis, said deck including an inner, foraminous, materialcontacting element and an outer fluid receiving shell, disposed about and in spaced relation to said inner element.

7. A machineof the character described, comprising a gyrating body, a substantially troughshaped receiving deck for the material to be treated mounted on said body in substantially parallel relation to its gyrating axis, and means in said receiving deck for intercepting the material iioWing therethrough, said means including a plurality of elements disposed in longitudinally spaced relation and having edges disposed transversely of the deck.

. 8. A machine of the character described, comprising a gyrating body, a substantially trough'- shaped receiving deck for the material to be treated mounted on said body in fixed relation thereto and in substantially parallel relation te its gyrating axis, and a Support disposed length- Wise of the deck and having a plurality of longitudinally-spaced disks 'thereon spaced from the interior Wall of the deck.

9. A machine of the character described, comprising a gyrating body, and a substantially trough-shaped receiving deck for the material to be treated mounted on said body in substantially parallel relation to its gyrating axis, said deck being inclined from one side of said body to the other to effect a flow of the material in the direction of the gyrating axis, one end of said deck terminating short of the side of the body to form a discharge passage and having a baiiling Wall rising from its bottom to retard the flow of material over the deck.

lOIA machine of the character described, comprising a substantially trough-shaped element of foraminous construction for receiving material to be treated, and means for gyrating said element to agitate the material transversely of the element in planes at right angles to the trough 

